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After an historical survey of A Midsummer Night's Dream from Shakespeare's time through to the 19th century, Jay Halio focuses primarily on 20th century productions and adaptations, for film and television as well as for the stage.

Table of Contents
Prologue - "Dreams" and visions; the first three centuries from Beerbohm Tree to Peter Hall; Peter Brook's "Dream"; reactions to Brook - the "Dreams" of Barton, Daniels and Alexander; two "Dreams" on film - Reinhardt-Dieterle's and Peter Hall's; two "Dreams" on television - the BBC's and Joseph Papp's; a new watershed? Lepage's "Midsummer' Night's Dream"; Adrian Noble and the Royal Shakespeare Company; Michael Hoffman's "Dream"; dreaming in Chinese; epilogue - dreaming on.

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/19/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719062216, 978-0719062216
      ISBN10: 0719062217

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      After an historical survey of A Midsummer Night's Dream from Shakespeare's time through to the 19th century, Jay Halio focuses primarily on 20th century productions and adaptations, for film and television as well as for the stage.

      Table of Contents
      Prologue - "Dreams" and visions; the first three centuries from Beerbohm Tree to Peter Hall; Peter Brook's "Dream"; reactions to Brook - the "Dreams" of Barton, Daniels and Alexander; two "Dreams" on film - Reinhardt-Dieterle's and Peter Hall's; two "Dreams" on television - the BBC's and Joseph Papp's; a new watershed? Lepage's "Midsummer' Night's Dream"; Adrian Noble and the Royal Shakespeare Company; Michael Hoffman's "Dream"; dreaming in Chinese; epilogue - dreaming on.

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